Review Thermal Energy

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What happens to kinetic energy as an object moves faster?

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Kinetic energy increases as an object moves faster.

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What type of heat transfer occurs when you touch a hot car handle?

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Conduction.

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What happens to potential energy when you compress a spring?

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Potential energy increases.

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What type of heat transfer occurs in boiling water?

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Convection.

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What is kinetic energy?

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Energy of a moving object.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What is potential energy?

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Energy that is stored in an object due to its position or state.